Week in Review, Dec. 13

Whiting's Look's Gourmet capitalized on lobster bisque embedded with the idea of "community development venture capital" (1). "It's not just food. It's Maine," said a lobster salesman selling $3,000 shares in his company (2). The Coast Guard stopped two fisherman for an expired raft and expired batteries and said, "We want them home safe for the holidays" (3). Harbor Fish Market was not about to fall into the ocean (3.5).

A hydrologist held a tea party in an aquifer battle with Nestle (4, 5) and a Portland woman touted the value of Austin, Texas's bottled rainwater (6). Bottled water for kids was the next big thing (7) and the best water in the state was Richmond's "au naturel" (8).

A goat appeared as Miss February (9) and Highland cattle appeared in a Southern Aroostook County calendar (10). Scientists tested mallards, black ducks and other dabbling and diving ducks (11). A vet explained that foie gras doesn't choke birds (12). "You don't chase chickens around in the wild," said a fish farmer. "You don't chase cows, so why would you only focus on wild fish?" (12)